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Where does “Dānu” come from?

Dānu (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Ancestry of “Dānu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “Dānu”

  • Don
  • Danube
  • Danubian
  • Transdanubian
  • Danubic
  • Danuban
  • Danubius
  • salmón del Danubio
  • Danubio
  • Danubio
  • Дунай
  • Danube
  • Danúbio
  • Dunaj
  • dunajski
  • Dunav
  • 𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹
  • Danube
  • Dōnawjaz
  • Дунай
  • Dunavь
  • Danube
  • Dunaj
  • dunajský
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